The Los Angeles City Council approved councilmembers’ changes to the original map submitted by the citizen-led redistricting commission. The council approved Nov. 9 most amendments made by the newly-formed Ad Hoc Redistricting Committee, which first met on Nov. 5. The committee includes council members Nithya Raman, Mitch O’Farrell, Bob Blumenfield, Kevin de Leon, Paul Koretz,…
LA City Council Approves Hybrid Draft Redistricting Map
November 9, 2021
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North Carolina Legislative and Congressional Maps Approved; Democrats Say They’re Gerrymandered
The Republican-led North Carolina General Assembly approved new legislative and congressional district maps on Thursday amid Democrats alleging the maps are gerrymandered. After the 2020 U.S. Census, North Carolina gained a 14th congressional district in the western part of the state. Unlike some other states, the maps don’t require Gov. Roy Cooper’s signature, nor can he…
California Redistricting Commission Considers Moving Several Cities Into Other Counties
November 2, 2021
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The citizen-led California congressional and legislative redistricting commission is considering maps that could move several Southern California cities into other counties. During an Oct. 27 meeting of the California Citizens’ Redistricting Commission (CCRC), which draws the state’s legislative and congressional districts every ten years based on census data, proposed maps during its Oct. 27 meeting placing…
LA Redistricting Commission Calls for More Districts, Accountability in Map Drawing Process
October 29, 2021
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The citizen-led redistricting commission called for more districts in Los Angeles after the council president criticized the commission’s proposed map and introduced a motion to create a new redistricting committee. The Los Angeles City Council Redistricting Commission argued the city has kept the same number of districts for decades as the population has grown, leading…
LA Councilors Reject Commission’s Draft Map, Move to Create New Redistricting Committee
Unhappy with the proposed map redrawing City Council boundaries by its own appointed 21-member commission, Los Angeles City Council Nury Martinez Oct. 26 introduced a motion to create a new Ad Hoc Redistricting committee, essentially tossing out much of the commission’s work and restarting the process. “It’s clear that too many voices across the city…
LA Redistricting Commission Recommends Map that Reshapes Key Districts
The Los Angeles City Council Redistricting Commission sent recommendations for a map that would redistribute key neighborhoods in the city to other districts. The citizen-led commission voted 15-6 this week to finalize the map, which redraws district boundary lines in Paul Krekorian’s District 2, Bob Blumenfield’s District 3, and Nithya Raman’s District 4. The recommendations…
Court Rules in Favor of Republicans in Dispute Over Illinois Redistricting Maps
October 19, 2021
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A federal court has ruled in favor of Illinois Republicans over a lawsuit filed in June disputing a legislative redistricting plan by Democrats in the General Assembly. House Republican Leader Jim Durkin and Illinois Senate Republican Leader Dan McConchie filed the lawsuit to challenge legislative maps drawn by Democrats and signed into law by Governor…
GOP Analyst: Oregon Redistricting Gives Democrats Advantage in 4 of 6 U.S. House Districts
A Republican analyst says Democrats would have the advantage in four of six of Oregon’s congressional districts under a newly drawn redistricting plan which is already the subject of a lawsuit by the state’s Republicans. “That handicap was based on voter distribution in the state and the results of previous statewide elections,” said Republican political…
Oregon Republicans Sue Democrats Over Redistricting Proposal
October 12, 2021
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A group of Oregon Republicans filed a suit on Monday with the state court in an attempt to block the Democrats’ new redistricting maps, which the GOP alleges violate the state’s constitution. The four Republicans that filed the suit are all former elected officials in the state, including a secretary of state, two legislators, and…
LA City Council Redistricting Commission to Present Draft Map
LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles City Council Redistricting Commission will hold its first of four meetings Oct. 6 to present the public with its draft map for new council district boundaries. The draft map defines borders for 13 districts, leaving details out of Councilman Paul Krekorian’s District 2 and Councilwoman Nithya Raman’s District 4. The borders…
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